brjóst
See also: brjost
Icelandic
Etymology
From Old Norse brjóst, from Proto-Germanic *breustą, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰrews- (“to swell”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /prjoust/
- Rhymes: -oust
Noun
brjóst n (genitive singular brjósts, nominative plural brjóst)
- chest
- one of a woman's breasts
- (chiefly poetic) breast (a person's seat of emotion)
- the front of something
Declension
declension of brjóst
| n-s | singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | brjóst | brjóstið | brjóst | brjóstin |
| accusative | brjóst | brjóstið | brjóst | brjóstin |
| dative | brjósti | brjóstinu | brjóstum | brjóstunum |
| genitive | brjósts | brjóstsins | brjósta | brjóstanna |
Synonyms
- (woman's breast): bobbingur (colloquial, somewhat offensive)
- (chest): bringa
- (seat of emotion): hjarta (literally "heart")
Derived terms
- brjóstamjólk
- brjóstkassi
- brjóstsviði
- brjóstvarta
Old Norse
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *breustą, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰrews- (“to swell”).
Noun
brjóst n
- chest
- breast (mamma)
- (chiefly poetic) breast (a person's seat of emotion)
- person, personality
- front (facing side)
Declension
Declension of brjóst (strong a-stem)
| neuter | singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | brjóst | brjóstit | brjóst | brjóstin |
| accusative | brjóst | brjóstit | brjóst | brjóstin |
| dative | brjósti | brjóstinu | brjóstum | brjóstunum |
| genitive | brjósts | brjóstsins | brjósta | brjóstanna |
Synonyms
- (chest): bringa
- brjóstvit
Derived terms
- brjóstafl
- brjóstbarn
- brjóstvarta
Descendants
- Icelandic: brjóst
- Norwegian: bryst
- Old Swedish: bryst
- Swedish: bröst
- Danish: bryst